All Ireland Championship 2025.

[armaghniac]

Why do the Leinster & Ulster finalists get 1 week less between games?

Galway & Mayo have 2 weeks between each game.
Donegal & Armagh Donegal have only 1 week between rd1 & rd2

That's the third year in a row that's happened

Which presumably is a function of the Ulster final being later? As it stands, two provincial finals are each weekend, but you would expect that to rotate.

[David McKeown]

Why do the Leinster & Ulster finalists get 1 week less between games?

Galway & Mayo have 2 weeks between each game.
Donegal & Armagh Donegal have only 1 week between rd1 & rd2

That's the third year in a row that's happened

Which presumably is a function of the Ulster final being later? As it stands, two provincial finals are each weekend, but you would expect that to rotate.

The Leinster and Ulster finals were both after Connacht and Munster last year too.  I am not sure if they actually rotate although they might

[Ball Hopper]

Connacht and Munster start their championships at quarter final stage...Ulster and Leinster have a round before quarterfinal stage.  That must make a scheduling difference somehow.

[Manning18]

Why do the Leinster & Ulster finalists get 1 week less between games?

Galway & Mayo have 2 weeks between each game.
Donegal & Armagh Donegal have only 1 week between rd1 & rd2

That's the third year in a row that's happened

Which presumably is a function of the Ulster final being later? As it stands, two provincial finals are each weekend, but you would expect that to rotate.

The Leinster and Ulster finals were both after Connacht and Munster last year too.  I am not sure if they actually rotate although they might

The Connacht and Ulster provincials start the same weekend, straight after the league final. If you bring the Ulster final forward a week then teams are basically playing week on week through the Ulster "gauntlet"

The alternative is of course to scrap the provincials. But again Ulster are the province most vehemently against that. So what if the GAA to do?

[Armagh18]

Why do the Leinster & Ulster finalists get 1 week less between games?

Galway & Mayo have 2 weeks between each game.
Donegal & Armagh Donegal have only 1 week between rd1 & rd2

That's the third year in a row that's happened

Which presumably is a function of the Ulster final being later? As it stands, two provincial finals are each weekend, but you would expect that to rotate.

The Leinster and Ulster finals were both after Connacht and Munster last year too.  I am not sure if they actually rotate although they might

The Connacht and Ulster provincials start the same weekend, straight after the league final. If you bring the Ulster final forward a week then teams are basically playing week on week through the Ulster "gauntlet"

The alternative is of course to scrap the provincials. But again Ulster are the province most vehemently against that. So what if the GAA to do?

Push out the finals to mid August obviously.

[GalwayBayBoy]

[Blowitupref]

Shane Walsh back for Galway and named to start the main news from that above Galway team.

[Armagh18]

That middle 8 is serious.

[David McKeown]

Why do the Leinster & Ulster finalists get 1 week less between games?

Galway & Mayo have 2 weeks between each game.
Donegal & Armagh Donegal have only 1 week between rd1 & rd2

That's the third year in a row that's happened

Which presumably is a function of the Ulster final being later? As it stands, two provincial finals are each weekend, but you would expect that to rotate.

The Leinster and Ulster finals were both after Connacht and Munster last year too.  I am not sure if they actually rotate although they might

The Connacht and Ulster provincials start the same weekend, straight after the league final. If you bring the Ulster final forward a week then teams are basically playing week on week through the Ulster "gauntlet"

The alternative is of course to scrap the provincials. But again Ulster are the province most vehemently against that. So what if the GAA to do?

Push out the finals to mid August obviously.

That's does strike me as a very obvious reply or scrap the league final?

[Manning18]

/quote] Push out the finals to mid August obviously.

It'd work out nicely in that scenario and I definitely agree they should push the final back two weeks

It's a separate issue in this case though

[Wildweasel74]

Galway Full back a def weak spot to me.

[Blowitupref]

Other named teams for Saturday matches

[Armagh18]

Galway Full back a def weak spot to me.

Whats the story with Fitzpatrick, he not usually a starter?

[Armagh18]

Other named teams for Saturday matches

Paudie Clifford ?

[Main Street]

Why do the Leinster & Ulster finalists get 1 week less between games?

Galway & Mayo have 2 weeks between each game.
Donegal & Armagh Donegal have only 1 week between rd1 & rd2

That's the third year in a row that's happened

Which presumably is a function of the Ulster final being later? As it stands, two provincial finals are each weekend, but you would expect that to rotate.

The Leinster and Ulster finals were both after Connacht and Munster last year too.  I am not sure if they actually rotate although they might

The Connacht and Ulster provincials start the same weekend, straight after the league final. If you bring the Ulster final forward a week then teams are basically playing week on week through the Ulster "gauntlet"

The alternative is of course to scrap the provincials. But again Ulster are the province most vehemently against that. So what if the GAA to do?

Push out the finals to mid August obviously.

That's does strike me as a very obvious reply or scrap the league final?

The Div 1 final only?  I quite enjoyed the competitiveness and excitement of the other 3 divisions finals. I haven't looked at the fixtures forensically but don't all provincial finalists get at least 2 weeks before their first round game and thereafter all group teams get treated equally?